Southern States Athletic Conference - News

[SSAC] SSAC Announces Partnership with iHigh

Greg Black — 2012-02-02T09:22:11-06:00

Norcross, Ga. - The Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) and iHigh.com�, the Global Youth Network, have announced a partnership between the two organizations in an effort to build more interest and recognition for the conference, its member teams and its student-athletes.

[Baseball] Coaches Vote Faulkner to Edge Lee in Baseball

Greg Black — 2012-02-01T09:35:15-06:00

Norcross, Ga. - This year the coaches' preseason vote was as close as it can be between Faulkner University and Lee University with the top spot being separated by only one point in the 2012 preseason coaches' poll.

[Women's Basketball] Belhaven's Jackson Scores Career-High 42 Points and Nabs National Player of the Week

Greg Black — 2012-01-31T09:18:31-06:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Regena Jackson of Belhaven (Miss.) has been named the NAIA National Division I Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Jackson was selected based on her performances from Jan. 23 - 29 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings. The weekly honor marks the first of the season for Jackson.

[Men's Basketball] Walter Hill of Shorter receives National Player of the Week

Greg Black — 2012-01-31T09:11:21-06:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Walter Hill of Shorter (Ga.) has been named the NAIA National Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Hill was selected based on his performances from Jan. 23 - Jan. 29 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.

[Women's Tennis] Auburn Montgomery Nabs No. 1 Spot in Women's Tennis Poll

Greg Black — 2012-01-31T09:04:58-06:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Defending national champion Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) narrowly held off last season's national runner-up Fresno Pacific (Calif.) for the top spot in the 2012 NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The Lady Senators hoisted their seventh national title banner in the last eight years and 11th in school history by defeating Fresno Pacific, 5-3, in the championship match in Mobile, Ala., on May 21. Auburn Montgomery picked up six of the 10 first-place votes and earned 247 total points.

[Men's Basketball] Lion's duo reaches historic mark

Leo Satara — 2012-01-25T07:15:00-06:00

[SSAC] BRENAU TRACK COACH PLANTS �SEEDS' FOR NEWEST INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORT

Mike Lochstampfor — 2012-01-23T16:53:37-06:00

GAINESVILLE, Ga., January 23, 2012 - Brenau University named Dr. Richard Ludwig of Gainesville, Ga., as the first coach for its newest intercollegiate sport, track and field.

[Soccer] Ortiz, Jr. and Rossi Take Over Soccer Coordinating Position

Greg Black — 2012-01-22T12:00:00-06:00

Norcross, Ga. - SSAC Commissioner Kurt Patberg released today that Manuel Ortiz Jr. (Manny) and Ermanno Rossi will handle the duties of the coordination of soccer officials for men's and women's soccer beginning with the 2012 season.

[Men's Basketball] SSAC Provides NAIA Game of the Week

Greg Black — 2012-01-19T08:44:56-06:00

Norcross, Ga. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Game of the Week in men's basketball will be held at the Winthrop-King Centre this Thursday when Shorter University hosts Southern Poly State University. This game pits the home team Shorter Hawks ranked No. 1 in the country against Southern Poly Hornets the No. 4 ranked team.

[Men's Basketball] Former Barons Standout Andrew Dikas Signs Professional Contract

Michael Dye — 2012-01-10T13:02:04-06:00

2010 Brewton-Parker College graduate Andrew Dikas signs professional contract to play overseas in Europe.

[Men's Basketball] Lee's Brown Records 300th Coaching Victory

George Starr — 2012-01-09T11:05:08-06:00

CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Lee's Tommy Brown reached a milestone in his coaching career on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 7) as the Flames defeated Belhaven University (Miss.) in a SSAC cross-over game, 89-78.

Brown, who has divided his 13-year coaching career between Bluefield College and Lee, has now registered 165 victories while in charge of the Lee program. His overall coaching record now stands at 300-151.

[Men's Basketball] Men's Hoops teams with CYO in fight against CF

Jim Stennett — 2012-01-03T10:10:00-06:00

The Spring Hill College men's basketball brought smiles to the faces of several Mobile-area youths over the holiday season when they hosted a basketball clinic in conjunction with the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

[Men's Soccer] Men's Soccer National Championship Heads to Montgomery

Greg Black — 2011-12-14T09:58:15-06:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has awarded the 2012 and 2013 Men's Soccer National Championships to Montgomery, Ala. Co-hosted by the Central Alabama Sports Commission (CASC) and the Southern States Athletic Conference, the matches will be played at the Emory Folmar YMCA Soccer Complex. The 2012 National Championship will be contested from Nov. 26 - Dec. 1 and the 2013 event from Dec. 2 - 7. Carrabba's Restaurant of Montgomery will be the presenting sponsor.

[Women's Soccer] Lee Women's Soccer Wins Fourth-Straight NAIA Title

George Starr — 2011-12-05T14:21:26-06:00

DECATUR, Ala. - The Lee women's soccer team made NAIA history on Saturday night at the Jack Allen Recreation Complex, defeating Concordia University (Ore.) 3-0 in capturing its fourth consecutive national championship.

Ironically, Lee's championship run began in 2008 with a victory over a Concordia team. A couple of NAIA programs had claimed three national women's soccer titles, but the Lady Flames established a new record that may never be broken.

[SSAC] Golden Tiger Athletics Announces the Addition of Track & Field

Mike Lochstampfor — 2011-11-23T12:41:34-06:00

GAINESVILLE -- Brenau University announced Wednesday that it will expand its athletic program with the addition of women's outdoor track and field, which will begin competition as a varsity sport in the spring of 2013.